TOP TEN

Lots of people have top ten web searching tips - here are mine!

Control or Command F for a text search on any web page (or document) (eg Cat and groom) or iPad Find on Page

Using a 'date range' for limiting searches

Understanding that the Web constantly changes (so you need to be adaptable with your searches)

Reading or noting the url in your search results

Identifying - and being aware of, the information sources (who owns it?, what is their angle?)

Verifying the information (triangulation)

Knowing how to check out hoaxes....... (eg The Tourist)

Alternative places to search (such as forums, databases like EPIC, other search engines) and usage rights

Tabbed Browsing (multiple tabs of search results - terrific when you combine with Control or Command F)

Focusing your search (eg + - words domains files site:domain.com etc) and key words + keywords + keywords (adapting your search)

Refresh (understand how your cache might effect your results) and cookies...(whoops that's 11....stop now....)

EXTRA iPad tip - make www short cuts on iOS desktop (eg to search engine)

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Some cool things Google does

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What would I teach students about the internet and searching apart from just tips......

Fact, Fiction and Opinion

Understanding digital manipulation (eg The Tourist)

Identifying - and being aware of, the information sources (who owns it?, what is their angle?)

Verifying the information (triangulation)

Your digital footprint

The effect of Search Strategies using Boolify

Copyright - and legal resources. (creative commons )

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Digital Literacy

Do you know enough and are you comfortable enough to have conversations
around digital citizenship with your students at any level? What modeling are you doing.